| [ 1 ] | Chapter or section number. It is possible to link directly to this point from another web page; for instance, the url translation.html#12 will go directly to chapter 12 of the translation. | |
| { 2 } | Alternative chapter or section number | |
| [ square brackets ] | Letters or words supplied by modern editors, to fill a gap or omission in the text | |
| { curly brackets } | Explanation of a phrase in the translation | |
| italics | Words added to the translation, to make the meaning clear | |
| (?) | The text or meaning of the following phrase is uncertain. | |
| . . . | Several letters or words missing from text | |
| * * * | Several lines or pages, either missing from text or deliberately omitted | |
| dark red font | Transliterated Greek or Latin word | |
| blue font | Link to definition of word (usually in wikipedia or the index of names) | |
| { book_title } | Link to full translation of a quoted passage | |
| # | Link to list of other ancient sources for an event | |
| G L | Link to Greek or Latin text of a chapter or section | |
| E | Link back to English translation of a chapter or section |